The youngest child and only son of Emperor Xeres and Queen Vizada, Xeebec has been spoiled since the day he was born.  He grew up under the impression that he would be the next Emperor, and was horrified when his oldest sister, Vazali, was named as Crown Princess.  That announcement created a rift between him and his father that was never reconciled, and he still passionately loathes Vazali for "stealing" his crown.

While outwardly handsome and cultured, Xeebec is selfish, rude, arrogant, narrow-minded and egocentric.  Vazali would be all too happy to add to that list of adjectives.  As a small child one of his antennae had a nervous twitch.  Although the problem has since corrected itself he is still plagued by the hated nickname "Twitchy."

As soon as he could, Xeebec left home to attend college on another continent, where he got married, fathered a handful of children, and forged a career as the director of a history museum.  Another man would have considered himself a great success at that point, but Xeebec would never be satisfied without the crown...